# Mail function and php version **URL:** \ **Category:** Installation Issues\ **Created:** [September 9, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/mail-function-and-php-version/2364 "2022-09-09T11:10:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![steff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@steff](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/steff)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/mail-function-and-php-version/2364/1 "2022-09-09T11:10:11Z")
I recently switched from php 7.4. to php 8.0 (with KB version 1.2.23). I use a shared hosting from Host-Europe. When I use the “Send task by email” function, I get an email where the text contains raw HTML that is not parsed. I found out that the email header contains the FROM: and DATE: twice, e.g. ```nohighlight To: "forname surname " Subject: TEST Message-ID: Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:15:57 +0200 From: via Kanboard Reply-To: user@domain.tld MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Auto-Submitted: auto-generated From: noreply@domain.tld Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:15:57 +0200 ``` When I switch the php version back, everything is fine. Does anyone know the problem? Steff ---
**Author:** ![steff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@steff](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/steff)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 10:34am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/mail-function-and-php-version/2364/2 "2022-12-22T10:34:21Z")
I found out that some header entries (Date:, From:, Reply-To:, MIME-Version:, Content-Type:, Content-Transfer-Encoding:) have a space character at the first column and this cause the problem. > To: "forname surname " \ > Subject: TEST > Message-ID: \ > ⚠Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:15:57 +0200 > ⚠From: via Kanboard \ > ⚠Reply-To: user@domain.tld > ⚠MIME-Version: 1.0 > ⚠Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 > ⚠Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Auto-Submitted: auto-generated > From: noreply@domain.tld > Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:15:57 +0200 Where is the header generated? ---
**Author:** ![steff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@steff](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/steff)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/mail-function-and-php-version/2364/3 "2022-12-22T11:53:36Z")
Problem solved: the PHP constant PHP\_EOL has changed between php 7.4. and php 8.x. ```auto kanboard-1.2.23/libs/swiftmailer/classes/Swift/Transport/MailTransport.php ``` ```php 162 if ("\r\n" != PHP_EOL) { 163 // Non-windows (not using SMTP) 164 $headers = str_replace("\r\n", PHP_EOL, $headers); 165 $subject = str_replace("\r\n", PHP_EOL, $subject); 166 $body = str_replace("\r\n", PHP_EOL, $body); 167 $to = str_replace("\r\n", PHP_EOL, $to); 168 } else { ``` changed to ```php 162 if ("\r\n" != PHP_EOL) { 163 // Non-windows (not using SMTP) 164 $headers = str_replace("\r\n", "\r\n", $headers); 165 $subject = str_replace("\r\n", "\r\n", $subject); 166 $body = str_replace("\r\n", "\r\n", $body); 167 $to = str_replace("\r\n", "\r\n", $to); 168 } else { ``` Now, the mails will be parsed. This ist as swiftmailer problem, btw. this class marked as deprecated. ---
**Author:** ![alfredb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/alfredb/32/1051_2.png) [@alfredb](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/alfredb)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/mail-function-and-php-version/2364/5 "2025-04-23T18:27:52Z")
> [@Yumiko-zhang](#): > > `smtp.163.com` Your config looks reasonable. If your Kanboard can reach _[smtp.163.com](http://smtp.163.com)_, and you have the correct username & password, the mailing should work. Are you sure that [smtp.163.com](http://smtp.163.com) accepts connection on port 587? My test says _no_, but on port 25 you’ll get an answer. 😉 It’s up to you to clarify this. ---
**Author:** ![Yumiko-zhang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/yumiko-zhang/32/2049_2.png) [@Yumiko-zhang](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Yumiko-zhang)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/mail-function-and-php-version/2364/6 "2025-04-24T01:24:14Z")
Hi, good to get your reply again. 😊 I checked the 163 email page and it actually accepts SSL connection. I think that means [smtp.163.com](http://smtp.163.com) accepts connetion on port 587. Is this right? ![图片](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/kanboard1/original/2X/5/59740146a4a3b16b1053a8de5524e82b469cf48c.png) ---
**Author:** ![Yumiko-zhang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/yumiko-zhang/32/2049_2.png) [@Yumiko-zhang](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Yumiko-zhang)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/mail-function-and-php-version/2364/7 "2025-04-24T03:26:05Z")
Hi, alfredb. I just changed the port from 587 to 465 and the `MAIL_SMTP_ENCRYPTION` from tls to ssl. Then it works, I received the email successfully. BTW, thanks for your kind advice. 😊